This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.

Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.

Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
ASTS CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/18/26 $150.00 $30.5K 10.1K 857
DIS PUT TRADE BULLISH 04/17/26 $90.00 $33.5K 7.0K 830
META PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $470.00 $40.3K 2.5K 808
GOOG CALL TRADE BEARISH 04/10/26 $290.00 $25.3K 667 682
SATS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/15/26 $150.00 $137.3K 3.2K 509
BIDU PUT TRADE BULLISH 07/17/26 $105.00 $435.0K 315 500
SNAP CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/18/26 $3.00 $31.5K 2.3K 316
CMCSA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/28 $37.50 $32.0K 591 267
GOOGL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $230.00 $45.3K 3.5K 165

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding ASTS (NASDAQ:ASTS), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 83 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.5K, with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 10124 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 857 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DIS (NYSE:DIS), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 21 day(s) on April 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 228 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.5K, with a price of $147.0 per contract. There were 7024 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 830 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For META (NASDAQ:META), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 175 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 12 contract(s) at a $470.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.3K, with a price of $3368.0 per contract. There were 2594 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 808 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GOOG (NASDAQ:GOOG), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on April 10, 2026. This event was a transfer of 138 contract(s) at a $290.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.3K, with a price of $184.0 per contract. There were 667 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 682 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SATS (NASDAQ:SATS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 49 day(s) on May 15, 2026. This event was a transfer of 416 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $137.3K, with a price of $330.0 per contract. There were 3222 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 509 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BIDU (NASDAQ:BIDU), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 112 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $435.0K, with a price of $870.0 per contract. There were 315 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 500 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNAP (NYSE:SNAP), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 83 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $3.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.5K, with a price of $105.0 per contract. There were 2354 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 316 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CMCSA (NASDAQ:CMCSA), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 665 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 186 contract(s) at a $37.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $172.0 per contract. There were 591 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 267 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GOOGL (NASDAQ:GOOGL), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 175 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 45 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.3K, with a price of $1008.0 per contract. There were 3511 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 165 contract(s) were bought and sold.

Options Alert Terminology
- Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract.
- Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract.
- Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it.
- Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract.

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